Race Report: 2020 Genesys 300

Texas Motor Speedway
June 6, 2020

Box Score	View PDF
Event Summary	View PDF
Lap Chart	View PDF
Leader Lap Summary	View PDF
Pit Stop Summary	View PDF
Top Section Times	View PDF
Section Results	View PDF

Sessions

Practice
Qualifying
Race

Race

Rank	Driver	Car No.	Start	Laps	Total Time	Laps Led	Status	Points	Avg. Speed	Pit Stops
1	Scott Dixon	9	2	200	01:38:37.7648	157	Running	53	175.201	5
2	Simon Pagenaud	22	3	200	01:38:42.1757	-	Running	40	175.071	5
3	Josef Newgarden	1	1	200	01:38:43.5712	41	Running	37	175.030	5
4	Zach Veach	26	5	200	01:38:44.3426	2	Running	33	175.007	5
5	Ed Carpenter	20	13	200	01:38:44.7129	-	Running	30	174.996	5
6	Conor Daly	59	19	200	01:38:45.3410	-	Running	28	174.977	5
7	Colton Herta	88	14	200	01:38:45.8201	-	Running	26	174.963	5
8	Ryan Hunter-Reay	28	4	200	01:38:46.0753	-	Running	24	174.956	6
9	Oliver Askew	7	20	200	01:38:46.4591	-	Running	22	174.944	5
10	Tony Kanaan	14	10	200	01:38:46.7278	-	Running	20	174.936	5
11	Charlie Kimball	4	12	199	01:38:19.7787	-	Contact	19	174.857	6
12	Pato O'Ward	5	18	199	01:38:38.9060	-	Running	18	174.292	5
13	Will Power	12	6	199	01:38:40.2264	-	Running	17	174.253	5
14	Marco Andretti	98	11	199	01:38:41.4284	-	Running	16	174.217	5
15	Alexander Rossi	27	8	199	01:38:42.8455	-	Running	15	174.176	7
16	Jack Harvey	60	21	199	01:38:52.9125	-	Running	14	173.880	5
17	Graham Rahal	15	7	198	01:38:47.0579	-	Running	13	173.177	7
18	James Hinchcliffe	29	15	198	01:38:50.9229	-	Running	12	173.064	5
19	Marcus Ericsson	8	17	196	01:38:55.6110	-	Running	11	171.181	6
20	Felix Rosenqvist	10	9	190	01:30:46.8613	-	Contact	10	180.831	5
21	Santino Ferrucci	18	23	156	01:16:50.6601	-	Mechanical	9	175.399	4
22	Rinus VeeKay	21	24	36	00:16:01.9056	-	Contact	8	194.015	1
23	Alex Palou	55	16	36	00:16:03.2424	-	Contact	7	193.746	1
24	Takuma Sato	30	22	0	00:00:00.0000	-	DNS	6	0.000	0

— Race: Results (PDF) | Back to the session list

Session Notes:

The race was slowed by four cautions, three of which were for contact. Rinus VeeKay and Alex Palou came together on Lap 38, Felix Rosenqvist contacted the Turn 2 SAFER Barrier on Lap 181 and Charlie Kimball crashed on the back straight on the final lap.
Scott Dixon won the 47th race of his Indy car career, and extended his streak of consecutive seasons with at least one victory to 16.
Rosenqvist's late-race crash denied Chip Ganassi Racing a possible 1-2 finish, promoting Simon Pagenaud to the second position.

Qualifying

Rank	Driver	Car No.	Lap 1 Time	Lap 2 Time	Status	Total Time	Average Speed
1	Josef Newgarden	1	24.0227	24.0351		00:48.0578	215.740
2	Scott Dixon	9	24.0393	24.0413		00:48.0806	215.638
3	Simon Pagenaud	22	24.0507	24.0686		00:48.1193	215.464
4	Ryan Hunter-Reay	28	24.2439	24.1344		00:48.3783	214.311
5	Zach Veach	26	24.2942	24.1588		00:48.4530	213.981
6	Will Power	12	24.2708	24.1937		00:48.4645	213.930
7	Graham Rahal	15	24.2734	24.2029		00:48.4763	213.878
8	Alexander Rossi	27	24.2336	24.2855		00:48.5191	213.689
9	Felix Rosenqvist	10	24.3100	24.2384		00:48.5484	213.560
10	Tony Kanaan	14	24.3959	24.1917		00:48.5876	213.388
11	Marco Andretti	98	24.2882	24.3444		00:48.6326	213.190
12	Charlie Kimball	4	24.4347	24.2917		00:48.7264	212.780
13	Ed Carpenter	20	24.4153	24.3261		00:48.7414	212.714
14	Colton Herta	88	24.3807	24.3648		00:48.7455	212.697
15	James Hinchcliffe	29	24.3560	24.4109		00:48.7669	212.603
16	Alex Palou	55	24.5459	24.2437		00:48.7896	212.504
17	Marcus Ericsson	8	24.4232	24.4733		00:48.8965	212.040
18	Pato O'Ward	5	24.4068	24.4959		00:48.9027	212.013
19	Conor Daly	59	24.5452	24.4934		00:49.0386	211.425
20	Oliver Askew	7	24.7092	24.4657		00:49.1749	210.839
21	Jack Harvey	60	25.2665	25.1499		00:50.4164	205.647
22	Takuma Sato	30	-	-	DNQ	No Time	-
23	Rinus VeeKay	21	-	-	DNQ	No Time	-
24	Santino Ferrucci	18	-	-	DNQ	No Time	-

— Qualifying: Results (PDF) | Back to the session list

Session Notes:

Rinus VeeKay and Santino Ferrucci did not make qualifying attempts. VeeKay crashed during practice and Ferrucci's team elected to skip qualifying.
Takuma Sato crashed on his second warm-up lap. He spun entering Turn 1 and made front-end contact with the SAFER Barrier. Sato exited his car without assistance from the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team.
Josef Newgarden earned his ninth career pole. He is both the defending series champion and defending Texas Motor Speedway race winner.

Practice

Rank	Driver	Car No.	Best Time	On Lap	Best Speed	Total Laps	Difference	Gap
1	Scott Dixon	9	00:24.0006	59	215.995	70	--.----	--.----
2	Colton Herta	88	00:24.1689	43	214.491	52	0.1683	0.1683
3	Pato O'Ward	5	00:24.1875	89	214.326	96	0.1869	0.0186
4	Zach Veach	26	00:24.1906	40	214.298	53	0.1900	0.0031
5	Marco Andretti	98	00:24.1945	37	214.264	57	0.1939	0.0039
6	Takuma Sato	30	00:24.2437	39	213.829	51	0.2431	0.0492
7	Josef Newgarden	1	00:24.3029	44	213.308	76	0.3023	0.0592
8	Simon Pagenaud	22	00:24.3128	50	213.221	71	0.3122	0.0099
9	Graham Rahal	15	00:24.3179	48	213.176	71	0.3173	0.0051
10	Felix Rosenqvist	10	00:24.3974	45	212.482	88	0.3968	0.0795
11	Charlie Kimball	4	00:24.4184	52	212.299	67	0.4178	0.0210
12	Will Power	12	00:24.4281	48	212.215	84	0.4275	0.0097
13	Marcus Ericsson	8	00:24.4408	48	212.104	59	0.4402	0.0127
14	Alex Palou	55	00:24.4446	68	212.071	89	0.4440	0.0038
15	Oliver Askew	7	00:24.4842	62	211.728	88	0.4836	0.0396
16	Alexander Rossi	27	00:24.4853	31	211.719	50	0.4847	0.0011
17	James Hinchcliffe	29	00:24.4979	44	211.610	66	0.4973	0.0126
18	Ed Carpenter	20	00:24.5508	47	211.154	50	0.5502	0.0529
19	Tony Kanaan	14	00:24.5521	35	211.143	61	0.5515	0.0013
20	Conor Daly	59	00:24.5561	39	211.108	70	0.5555	0.0040
21	Ryan Hunter-Reay	28	00:24.6094	8	210.651	14	0.6088	0.0533
22	Santino Ferrucci	18	00:24.6134	38	210.617	66	0.6128	0.0040
23	Rinus VeeKay	21	00:25.0564	11	206.893	11	1.0558	0.4430
24	Jack Harvey	60	00:25.2599	64	205.226	92	1.2593	0.2035

— Practice: Results | Back to the session list

Session Notes:

Three yellow flags for single-car incidents involving drivers Rinus VeeKay, Ed Carpenter and Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Takuma Sato topped the no-tow speed chart with a 210.348 mph lap.
Seven of the 10 fastest cars were Honda powered. The No. 5 Chevrolet of Pato O'Ward was the fastest representative of the American marque.

Green Flag	7:05 p.m. CDT *
Drivers Start Your Engines	7 p.m.
Race Broadcast	8 p.m. EDT on NBC
Pre-Race Show	7:30 p.m. EDT on NBCSN
Post-Race Show	10 p.m. EDT on NBCSN
Qualifying	4 p.m. on NBCSN
Practice Sessions	Noon to 12:10 p.m. (pit limiter practice) 12:10–12:40 p.m. (rookies & first-time participants) 12:40–2 p.m. (all cars) 2–2:30 p.m. (pit stop practice)
Weekend Schedule	View PDF
Live Timing and Scoring	INDYCAR Race Control and INDYCAR Mobile app (iOS, Android).
Radio Broadcast	Pennzoil INDYCAR Radio Network, Sirius 211, XM 205, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and on the INDYCAR Mobile app (iOS, Android).
Video Streaming	Practice and qualifying will be available via INDYCAR Pass on NBC Sports Gold.

* All times are in Central Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. View the green-flag time in all time zones.

Qualifying Order	View PDF
Entry List	View Table
Spotter Guide	View PDF
Tires Available per Entry	Nine sets primary to be used during practice, qualifying and the race. Rookies and first-time Texas participants will get an extra set.

Entry List

Car No.	Driver	Hometown	Sponsor	Team	Engine
1	Josef Newgarden	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	XPEL	Team Penske	Chevrolet
4	Charlie Kimball	Camarillo, California, USA	Tresiba	AJ Foyt Racing	Chevrolet
5	Pato O'Ward	Monterey, Mexico	Arrow McLaren SP	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
7	Oliver Askew (R)	Jupiter, Florida	Arrow McLaren SP	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Kumla, Sweden	Huski Chocolate	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon	Auckland, New Zealand	PNC Bank	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Felix Rosenqvist	Värnamo, Sweden	NTT Data	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power	Toowoomba, Australia	Verizon	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Tony Kanaan	Salvador, Brazil	7-Eleven	AJ Foyt Racing	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	New Albany, Ohio, USA	Fleet Cost & Care	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	Santino Ferrucci	Woodbury, Connecticut, USA	SealMaster	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
20	Ed Carpenter	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Ed Carpenter Racing	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay (R)	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	Ed Carpenter Racing	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
22	Simon Pagenaud	Montmorillon, France	DXC Technology	Team Penske	Chevrolet
26	Zach Veach	Stockdale, Ohio, USA	Gainbridge	Andretti Autosport	Honda
27	Alexander Rossi	Nevada City, California, USA	NAPA Auto Parts / AutoNation	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA	DHL	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	James Hinchcliffe	Toronto, Canada	Genesys	Andretti Autosport	Honda
30	Takuma Sato	Tokyo, Japan	ABeam Consulting	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
55	Alex Palou (R)	Barcelona, Spain	Team Goh	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
59	Conor Daly	Noblesville, Indiana, USA	Gallagher	Carlin	Chevrolet
60	Jack Harvey	Lincoln, England	AutoNation / SiriusXM	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
88	Colton Herta	Belleair, Florida, USA	Capstone Turbine	Andretti Autosport	Honda
98	Marco Andretti	Nazareth, Pennsylvania, USA	U.S. Concrete / Curb	Andretti Autosport	Honda
	(R) — Denotes NTT IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year candidate

— Entry List: PDF

Fort Worth, Texas WEATHER

Track Type	Oval
Length	1.5 miles
Race Distance	200 laps (300 miles)
Number of Turns	4
Direction	Counter-clockwise
Track Map	Photo: Texas Motor Speedway
Event Twitter Account & Hashtag	@TXMotorSpeedway , #Genesys300

Last Five Wins	— 2019: Josef Newgarden, Team Penske — 2018: Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing — 2017: Will Power, Team Penske — 2016: Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing — 2015: Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing
Last Five Poles	— 2019: Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (220.250 mph) — 2018: Josef Newgarden, Team Penske (220.613 mph) — 2017: Charlie Kimball, Chip Ganassi Racing (222.556 mph) — 2016: Carlos Munoz, Andretti Autosport (217.137 mph) — 2015: Will Power, Team Penske (218.519 mph)
Qualifying Record (One Lap)	222.747 mph (Charlie Kimball of Chip Ganassi Racing on June 9, 2017)
Qualifying Record (Two Laps)	222.556 mph (Charlie Kimball of Chip Ganassi Racing on June 9, 2017)

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